Corals that recuperate from bleaching nonetheless battle to breed

Though coral reefs can recuperate from bleaching, these subjected to warmth stress have a decrease reproductive output, researchers have discovered. This implies reefs might take longer to bounce again than beforehand assumed and are extra weak to future stressors.

Bleaching happens when corals uncovered to above-average ocean temperatures expel the symbiotic algae that dwell inside their tissues. These organisms give them their vibrant colors in addition to offering most of their meals by way of photosynthesis. Bleached coral stays…